ST. CLOUD, Fla. – St. Cloud police arrested a local man on Friday, October 31st, following an investigation that began with an online tip and uncovered a disturbing pattern of animal abuse.
Frank Louis Mitchell, 41, of St. Cloud, was taken into custody without incident at his Jersey Ave. home by detectives from the St. Cloud Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, working with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
The investigation began on September 12 after police received a CyberTip regarding the upload of illegal material on a social media platform. Detectives executed multiple search warrants and discovered numerous videos and images depicting sexual acts with animals, including Mitchell’s own dogs, along with evidence of unlawful online communication and possession of obscene content…